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Fishing

The rod has landed.

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Life on Saturdays is taking a new turn.

KK's latest thing: Fishing.


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* KK and kids

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I don’t know if it will last.

At the moment the factors are not in place for sustainability. It’s a one-man hobby not a family hobby. Day is not particularly keen. The girls are certainly not, and I have zero interest in fishing. I don't like fish, apart from eating them.

But I’ll try my level best to engage the kids as KK does his fishing thing. God knows I love nature, it certainly ranks above malls and museums in my book.

How did it go?

Once the rod arrived, KK randomly hit a fishing spot somewhere in Singapore. Nothing for a while, as he and Day figured out how to keep the fishing line from tangling, and struggled with other teething problems. They practiced casting, which I’ve figured is how to throw the line out accurately to where you want it to go, and then reel it back in.

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* Untangling the lines

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* Practising casting

Then the fish started biting.

First time we went, I think they caught nine fish. Six for KK, three for Day. KK danced like a little boy. He was thrilled.

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* KK's first ever fish, caught 7 September

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* One rod, two boys

(I think it’s important to note that their bait is artificial, not live stuff, and that once caught, they release the fish back into the stream.)

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* Removing the hook from the fish's mouth

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* KK throwing the fish back

Looking down into the shallow water from the bridge, one sees heaps of fish, all facing one direction, uniformly spaced out, hovering in one spot despite the current, which is really quite odd. It's like they're just waiting to be caught.

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* Day watching KK

Day was black-faced the first trip, but much happier second time around when he caught a relative biggie.

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The girls and I?

We get on our skate scooters, explore the green, check out nearby playgrounds if any and sweat it out. 

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* Loads of lovely green. Sweaty, hot and mosquito-ey though

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* Got myself a Mo!

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* Jo and her fishball

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* Lu drawing

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* Lu in the hot park!

Occasionally, Jo joins the boys. She wants me to take a photo of her fishing to put on her Instagram account but she hasn't actually tried fishing yet.

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* Umbrella, very important

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